Obote is the fourth to die in exile

Oct 17, 2005

SIR — In your lead story entitled “Obote dead” published on October 11 you stated that he was the second former Ugandan president to die in exile.

SIR — In your lead story entitled “Obote dead” published on October 11 you stated that he was the second former Ugandan president to die in exile.

That is not correct. He is the fourth. The first was Sir Edward Mutesa who died in London in 1969. He was followed by Prof. Y. K. Lule who also died in London in 1985 and the third was Idi Amin who died Jeddha, Saudi Arabia in 2004.

Paul Ssemwanga
Kampala

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